# The Daily Feud: The Mystery Feud by Elendil's Heir \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 29, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013 "2008-12-29T01:25:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![critter42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ba0ec/32.png) [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/21 "2008-12-29T04:22:03Z")

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1. Hound of the Baskervilles
2. Murder on the Orient Express
3. Agatha Christie
4. Columbo.
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. Moriarity
7. “locked room” mystery
8. The victim
9. Gun
10. The Conservatory

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/22 "2008-12-29T04:49:01Z")

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1. Murder on the Orient Express
2. Chinatown
3. Agatha Christie
4. Sherlock Holmes
5. Sam Spade
6. Moriarity
7. Butler Did it
8. Maid
9. gun
10. dining room

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**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/23 "2008-12-29T05:00:32Z")

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1. _The Murder of Roger Ackroyd_
2. _Gosford Park_
3. Agatha Christie
4. Inspector Morse
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. Professor Moriarty
7. The witness who gets murdered just when she is about to give Important Information to the police
8. The police officer
9. Gun
10. Conservatory

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/24 "2008-12-29T05:13:20Z")

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1. The Hound of the Baskervilles
2. Murder on the Orient Express
3. Agatha Christie
4. Inspector Clouseau
5. Nero Wolfe
6. Moriarty
7. The butler did it
8. The estranged sibling
9. Poison
10. Conservatory

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/25 "2008-12-29T05:13:32Z")

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1. The Hound of the Baskervilles
2. Clue
3. Agatha Christie
4. Columbo
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. Moriarty
7. The butler did it.
8. The detective
9. Gun
10. Billiard Room

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/26 "2008-12-29T08:44:13Z")

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1. Farewell My Lovely
2. The Maltese Falcon
3. Raymond Chandler
4. Joe Friday
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. Professor Moriarty
7. Corpse in the Library
8. Policeman
9. Icepick
10. Billiard Room

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**Author:** ![The\_Tof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Tof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tof)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/27 "2008-12-29T08:53:39Z")

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1. Murder ont he Orient Express
2. Clue
3. Agatha Christie
4. Columbo
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. Moriarty
7. Name a mystery cliche.
8. Spouse
9. Gun
10. Conservatory

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/28 "2008-12-29T09:05:04Z")

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1. Baskerville’s Hound
2. The Maltese Falcon
3. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Mc Bain
5. Sam Stone
6. Dr Moriarty
7. The butler did it
8. The mistress
9. Knife
10. The Dining Room

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/29 "2008-12-29T09:07:10Z")

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And by Sam Stone, I really honestly meant Sam Spade… crap ☹

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**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/30 "2008-12-29T10:46:33Z")

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1. The Maltese Falcon
2. Chinatown
3. Ellery Queen
4. Inspector Clouseau
5. Mike Hammer
6. Dr. Moriarty
7. the butler did it
8. the maid
9. gun
10. billiard room

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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/31 "2008-12-29T11:25:16Z")

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1. \*Ten Little Niggers \*
2. _The Maltese Falcon_
3. Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Columbo
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. Moriarty, the Napoleon of Crime
7. The butler did it
8. The narrator
9. A gun
10. Library

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**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/32 "2008-12-29T13:50:38Z")

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1. Name a mystery novel.

2. Name a mystery movie, different than the novel above.

3. Name a mystery author or screenwriter.

4. Name a fictional police detective.

5. Name a fictional private detective.

6. Name a noteworthy fictional villain.

7. Name a mystery cliche.

8. Other than the butler, name an unlikely suspect.

9. Name a murder weapon.

10. Name a room in Clue.

11. Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles

12. The Thin Man

13. Dashiell Hammett

14. Charlie Chan

15. Sam Spade

16. Professor Moriarty

17. the butler did it

18. the maid

19. gun

20. Parlor

Excellent choice for a feud! Thanks so much. I don’t know how many matches I’m gonna have though. 😃

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/33 "2008-12-29T14:12:28Z")

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1. Murder on the Orient Express
2. The Maltese Falcon
3. Agatha Christie
4. Inspector Clouseau
5. Sam Spade
6. Professor Moriarty
7. The butler did it
8. The widow
9. Gun
10. The conservatory

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/34 "2008-12-29T14:14:49Z")

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Clue! Clue! Clue! Come on, it can still pull ahead… 😃

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/35 "2008-12-29T14:20:56Z")

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1. Murder on the Orient Express
2. The Maltese Falcon
3. Agatha Christie
4. Frank Drebin
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. Moriarty
7. The butler did it
8. The maid
9. Gun
10. The Conservatory

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**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/36 "2008-12-29T14:28:35Z")

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1. Murder on the Orient Express
2. Sixth Sense
3. Agatha Christie
4. Inspecter Clouseau
5. Hercule Poirot
6. Professor Moriarty
7. The butler did it
8. The ex
9. Gun
10. Billiard Room

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/37 "2008-12-29T15:10:47Z")

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> [@](#):
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> 1. Name a mystery novel.
> 2. Name a mystery movie, different than the novel above.
> 3. Name a mystery author or screenwriter.
> 4. Name a fictional police detective.
> 5. Name a fictional private detective.
> 6. Name a noteworthy fictional villain.
> 7. Name a mystery cliche.
> 8. Other than the butler, name an unlikely suspect.
> 9. Name a murder weapon.
> 10. Name a room in Clue.

1. The Hound of the Baskervilles
2. Murder on the Orient Express
3. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
4. Dick Tracy
5. Jim Rockford
6. The Joker
7. The Butler Did it
8. Mother-in-law
9. gun
10. Conservatory  
Good feud, but I am probably out of touch with the rest.

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**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/38 "2008-12-29T15:16:27Z")

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1. Murder On The Orient Express
2. The Maltese Falcon
3. Agatha Christie
4. Inspector Clouseau
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. Professor Moriarty
7. “The butler did it”
8. The protagonist/narrator
9. Poison
10. The Library

#4 - Hey, you didn’t say a GOOD police detective, did you? And somehow all the best fictional detectives are non-official…

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/39 "2008-12-29T15:35:20Z")

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1. And Then There were None (aka Ten Little Indians/Ten Little Niggers)
2. The Maltese Falcon
3. Raymond Chandler
4. Gil Grissom
5. Philip Marlowe
6. Dr. Fu Manchu
7. Detective gathers suspects into a room to reveal the killer
8. The killer in the Murder of Roger Ackroyd
9. The Hands of Mr. Ottermole.
10. The Conservatory

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**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-mystery-feud-by-elendils-heir-game-over/479013/40 "2008-12-29T17:21:50Z")

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1. The Remorseful Day
2. Murder On The Orient Express
3. Agatha Christie
4. Inspector Morse
5. Sherlock Holmes
6. Moriarty
7. The Butler Did It
8. The vicar
9. Revolver
10. The library

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